Northern US Expressions

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Northern US Expressions
Topic Started: Jul 4 2006, 04:46 PM (405 Views)
VickiNC	Jul 4 2006, 04:46 PM Post #1
Admin Posts: 7,799 Group: Administration Member #32 Joined: July 4, 2005	Come on, all you Yankees out there, and tell us all your favorites!



jezzie	Jul 5 2006, 02:02 AM Post #2
Gold Star Member Posts: 9,165 Group: Member Member #76 Joined: September 6, 2005	I came across a 'word' that caused some confusion. In some parts of the US 'puny' means sick. Here it means skinny weakling. Like the guy who got sand kicked in his face by the muscle man. :lol:



ocali	Jul 6 2006, 12:30 PM Post #3
Red Star Member Posts: 2,467 Group: Member Member #13 Joined: June 30, 2005	My father used to call what we call soda--tonic. I've never heard that anywhere else.



Late Bloomer	Oct 17 2006, 01:16 PM Post #4
Member Posts: 13 Group: Member Member #445 Joined: October 13, 2006	Well, in Minnesota we have" potlucks", they are meals were everyone brings a dish to share. One of those maybe a "hotdish", in other states refereed to as a casserole. Soda here is called "pop." Ya, is yes. Everyone goes "up north" meaning traveling north of the "Cities", Minneapolis and St Paul. Then of course "bad" means good. " Hot" is cool. I we try to think of more, but I am out of the loop, now that I am retired. Found more: The following words and phrases are the basic building blocks of all Minnesotan dialog. Howard Mohr, author of the linguistic guide, “How to Talk Minnesotan,” recommends you memorize these phrases until they become second nature: § “You bet” – This will get you through most Minnesotan conversations. It sounds agreeable without obligating you to a strong position. Q: “So, warm enough for ya, then?” A: “You bet.” § “That’s different” – Used in all cases where an opinion may be implied. If you’re dining with Minnesotans during the AGR Convention and they ask you if you like ketchup on your herring hot dish, you might say, “You bet,” but most likely you’d say, “That’s different.” § “Whatever” – Expresses a variety of emotions when “You bet” and “That’s different” simply won’t do the job. Your fishing buddy motors to the middle of the lake before he thinks to tell you, “So, hope you don’t mind, but I decided to buy the warm beer, and I packed you an extra Lutefisk (lye-soaked fish) sandwich.” You reply, “Whatever.”



safta	Jan 5 2007, 06:07 AM Post #5
Blue Star Member Posts: 1,312 Group: Member Member #450 Joined: October 15, 2006	Would love to go practice the lesson in Minnesotian but am afraid of the brrrrrrrrrrcold or should I say hot. safta



Deleted User	Feb 4 2007, 03:14 AM Post #6
Deleted User	:bob: I live in West Virginia and we say Yea Buddy, means ok, maybe, or even yes depending on what or who your talking too. Like now someone would say to what I have written. Yea Buddy Love the devil cat just had to use him. Rosemarie
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Deleted User	Feb 4 2007, 03:20 AM Post #7
Deleted User	:circle of love: :grphug: :ball: Just thought of two more used here alot. I am going to slap ya naked and hide your clothes. Said when someone does something you don't agree with but yet is kind of funny. And then we say OK Fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Meaning whatever refer to above post for meaning of whatever. Don't you know..... Rosemarie
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Timetrvlr	Feb 4 2007, 07:21 AM Post #8
Member Posts: 2,400 Group: Member Member #260 Joined: March 4, 2006	Quote: I am going to slap ya naked and hide your clothes. I love it! We had one kid that I could have used that expression on to good effect. He was extremely modest and hiding his clothes would have been his worst nightmare. Rosemarie, welcome aboard! your sense of humour will fit right in here, so start posting! You sound like the sort that might have a bunch of funny stories in your closet so we would like to hear them in The World According To You forum. :playing: :dancing:



Deleted User	Feb 5 2007, 03:48 PM Post #9
Deleted User	:thump: Hey y'all, I thought I would just knuckle on your door here a sec and see if uns was home. Knuckle or Knucleing to knock or knocking uns a hillers way of sayin you. hillers well now that would be us hill people here in WV poke= bag or sack scuzbucket----also known as nonesense trash uncueth, unkept, rag-a muffin------ scumb bag or bad person well big hairy paw------- who cares do you think?-------are you sure thang---------thing knawing-------chewing or eating Now that just about does it for tonight. Rosemarie
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Deleted User	Feb 17 2007, 02:39 PM Post #10
Deleted User	Hi Gang, Since computer problems I have found three other pharses I use alot that I can print here the others are best forgotten. :soapbox: :soapbox: :soapbox: :soapbox: :soapbox: #1 Uncouth,Unkept,Rag a muffin------- dirty, uncombed hair. #2 Skalliwag------crook, bad person #3 Dirty Dog------Smelly, or spoiled rotten person Rosemarie
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Delphi51	Jan 24 2008, 05:53 PM Post #11
Blue Star Member Posts: 1,531 Group: Member Member #441 Joined: October 10, 2006	Sorry, can't help commenting about the word "alot". As a teacher, I saw it a lot all right. Most of the school computers did not detect it as a spelling error because the kids had added it to the dictionaries. But some papers did come in corrected to "allot". I'm sure this word will eventually find its way into the official dictionary due to popular demand! Another one one the same list is "don't got" as in "I don't got alot in my dictionary." Experts say we are born with grammar in our brains and this one does keep on coming from kids generation after generation. Perhaps it, too, is something the Oxford and Webster people forgot to put in their books.



wildie	Jan 26 2008, 01:35 PM Post #12
Super Poster Posts: 325 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	As a foot note to Late Bloomers post. She mentioned the expression You bet! Now here in southern Ontario, we say 'You betcha'! Under the same terms though.



campy	Feb 1 2008, 03:11 PM Post #13
I am outta here Posts: 2,251 Group: Member Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Boss. I can't remember where I was as it was a long time ago but every conversation where someone agreed with you would say that's Boss.



jezzie	Feb 12 2008, 10:41 PM Post #14
Gold Star Member Posts: 9,165 Group: Member Member #76 Joined: September 6, 2005	It's funny but NYS is more like a country when it comes to language. Regional differences can occur less than 100 miles away. Someone who lives 150 miles from me would say ... "I best get going". In my part of the state it would be ... "I'd better get going". And "the Bronx" is a world unto itself when it comes to language. Posted Image



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